Arctic fox project

The Swedish Arctic fox project
(Fjällrävsprojektet) is a research group in ecology at
Stockholm University led by professor Anders Angerbjörn. We study
the demography and genetics of the arctic fox as well as its
interactions with other species in the mountain tundra
ecosystem. The swedish arctic fox project is part of the EU interreg
projects Felles fjellrev II and Arctic fox together. Felles Fjellrev II is a conservation
and monitoring program in colaboration with the county board
administration
in Jämtland, Västerbotten, the countys of Sør Trøndelag, Nord Trøndelag and Nordland as well as Norsk institutt for naturforskning (NINA)
the Norwegian Environment
Agency and the World
wildlife fund, WWF.

Activities:

Why we tag foxes

To obtain a deeper understanding of the ecology of the arctic fox we need to collect information on an individual level. An ear tagged fox can be recognized in several hundred meters with a spotting scope. With no need to stress the fox. If we would not tag individuals we would lose the possibility to evaluate and improve the conservation measures that is carried out in order to save the threatened Scandinavian arctic fox population.

Support the Swedish arctic fox

Support the Swedish arctic fox! Join Fjällrävens vänner (The friends of the arctic fox) and support the research and conservation work on the Swedish arctic fox. We are happy for any economical support, and we guarantee that all collected money is used for research and conservation work on the Swedish arctic fox.